Can BRICS Redefine Global Governance? | Raisina Dialogue 2025

The Decade Ahead: Ideas for BRICS Presidencies

Scene Setter: Abhishek Singh, Joint Secretary, Multilateral Economic Relations; Sous-Sherpa for G20, BRICS, IBSA, Ministry of External Affairs, India

For many countries in the Global South, the freshly expanded BRICS grouping is a useful location to discuss issues of mutual concern involving growth and development. Despite strategic competition between some of the members, the need to keep human-centred development on track drives BRICS cooperation. Issues from supply chain disruptions to financial stability and infrastructure deficits have led to calls to redefine global governance structures; this panel will explore the role that the BRICS could play in this effort.

With political upheaval in the West, is it up to BRICS to keep the flag of development and growth flying?
What pitfalls does the BRICS group need to avoid if it is not to repeat the mistakes of the current multilateral order?
How can BRICS foster greater collaboration in areas such as climate change and digital innovation?
How can BRICS foster greater connectivity and logistical resilience to move on the shared objective of trade facilitation?


Initiators
Sarah Mosoetsa, Chief Executive Officer, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
Victoria Panova, Head, BRICS Expert Council; Vice Rector, HSE University; Russian W20 Sherpa, Russia
Xie Chao, Associate Professor, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University, China
Alireza Gholipour, Deputy Director General of IPIS & Director, Unit for European Studies; Unit for Asian Studies, Coordinator & Chair of Iran Delegation at BRICS Think-Tank Council, Institute for Political and International Studies, Iran
Walter Desidera, Researcher and Coordinator of Studies in Economic Relations, Institute for Applied Economic Research, Brazil


In the Chair
Sunaina Kumar, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, India

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